Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1887-11-24
MOVING FORWARD.

Many New Buildings and Residences
Improvement Noted In the value
of Real Estate-Increase of Ianufac-
turfng-Recent Sales.
Various of the leading real estate dealers
of this city report frmer tone to the real
estate market here and an advance in prices
over the old rates which have been prevailing
for several years past. They think the situa-
ton warrants the expectation that prices will
go higher The growth of the city is constant
and unimpeded, and although many houses
have been built in New Haven in the last
twelve months, good rents are still scarce.
The dealers argue that there is a good foun-
dalton for further small advance in prices,
as low figures have been the rule for years
too low in many cases. They do not antici-
pate boom at present, but denominate the
situation Of the market as very healthy and
sound. They say that prices of real estate
in New Haven are lower as a rule than in
most cities.
Building operations in the city are mod
erately active. The Security insurance build
ing and the Tradesmens National bank
building, two fine buildings, are now nearly
completed. They are ornaments to the cen
trail mercantile portion of the city and are
this city in the last few years. The Trades
mems bank building it was expected would
be ready for occupancy January 1, but una
voidable delays in the iron work will delay
the opening of business in the new premises
a month or more later. Orange street below
Chapel has been greatly improved in the last
ten years by the addition of new and hand
some stores and buildings, and the new bank
building heads the new list of attractions.
Yale's new chemical laboratory, corner of
High and Library streets, recently started,
is another notable building and the most
costly edifice in process of erection in New
Haven. The walls are of massive stone and
are about two thirds up. Yale is extending
her borders grandly with the erection of this
new building, the fine one adjoining and the
elegant Y. NJ. G. A. building across the street
little farther north.
Among new manufactures is the Scholl-
horn & Co.'s large new brick shop on Woos-
ter street. The firm expected to get into it
by December 1, but will not begin work
there probably before Christmas. A 7O-horse
power engine has been put in with boilers from
Bigelow's The Winchester armorv is again
being enlarged, as already stated, by the
erection of another four-story building.
Among new residences the finest in prog
ress of erection is that for President Con-
verse of the Winchester armory on Orange
street (next to President Clark's residence),
of which description has been given. An
other handsome new residence on Orange
street is that being erected for Mr.. j. d.
Beecher, of Sperry & Barnes, just above
Bishop street and next the Ives residence.
Its walls are up and the roof timbers have
been put in place. This house is 60x37 and
three stories high, built of North Haven
pallet brick with projecting gables, piazzas,
gothic arches and balconies, etc., the general
effect being very artistic. On the first floor
are the reception room, dining room, living
room, library, kitchen, etc; the other floors
are very conveniently divided into chambers
and other rooms. There is balcony over
the entrance. The first floor rooms are fin
ished in buttonwood, the second in ash, the
third in pine. Large plate glass windows
for the reception room and stained glass
windows in each story over the arch and
handsome gables add to the ornamentation.
The underpinning is of East Haven stone.
The architect was r. G.. Russell. The same
architect made the plans for the Elizur b.
Sperry block of two brick houses on York
street, nearly opposite the fine residence of
Mr.. Heaton. These houses are well built in
all details, twelve rooms in each house. They
are of Philadelphia pressed brick front, these
brick tapping the sides, the rest being fine
North Haven brick from Fl. P. Shares The
rooms on the first floor are finished in hard
woods, buttonwood and cherry, and above in
ash and cherry. Each of the parlors has
handsome bay window, the same terminal
ing at the roof in handsome gable. The
porch of each house has over it a balcony,
red slated, stone steps from the approaches
to the porch. The houses are mainly
trimmed with brown stone and the roof is
slated in black plate. The houses cost
IS, 900 or &c. 900 each.
Judge Joseph Sheldon has just had erected
on Division street, near Prospect, hand
designed by Mr.. Russell. 1t is supplied
with every modern improvement and has
fifteen rooms, five on floor, and is finely
embellished by porticoes, gables, piazzas, hip
roof, bay windows, the general effect being
fine. The house is fine addition to that
handsome section. Judge Sheldon will soon
occupy it.
Yale Art school, on Lawrence street, near
Whitney avenue, is well advanced toward
completion and will be a thoroughly well
built and pleasant house. Near by DR..
Thatcher, son of the late lamented Professor
Thatcher of Yale, will erect soon another
pleasing, attractive and well built dwelling
for himself. Off one block east, on st. Ro-
nan street, Mr.. Jewett of the clock manufac-
tory and Mr.. S. H. Kirby, the Chapel street
jeweler are erecting tasteful and well built
frame houses for themselves respectively.
They will look quite pretty in their setting
in the midst of the grove of oaks and chest
nuts.
out Whitney avenue and on land Immediately
adjacent, owing to the putting in the market
of various estates which were until lately
closed to buyers-such as the Fellowes, Foote
and Stephen Whitney estates; while 2, 900
feet on Whitney avenue of the Winchester
estate has also come into market and large
tract belonging to the Messrs. Eli Whitney.
Mr.. Thomas R. Trowbridge has nearly
completed the erection of two large, roomy
and attractive double frame houses on Col
umbus avenue.
Constable Enscoe has the foundations laid
for thirty room, well built double house on
Edwards street, four tenements, each pro-
vided with the modern improvements and
rendered inviting places. Further west on
street, opposite side, Mr.. Schwager-
man has erected and is completing pleasant
frame dwelling.
Mr. Charles H. Webb is remodelling the
old brick dwelling on the southwest corner
of Chapel and Park streets, and making
good modern looking house of it. He has
also the foundations laid next door on Chapel
street for fine double house to be supplied
with every improvement. These changes
will much improve that plot of ground, which
has so long been susceptible of Improvement
Building Permits Issued by Fire Mar.
shall Kennedy.
Fire Marshal Kennedy has recently issued
permits to the following persons to build:
W. W. Converse to erect two story brick
barn on Lincoln street.
Lowe brothers, to erect two-story brick
dwelling on George street, 24x44.
A. B. Hall, to erect a two-story frame
building on George street, A-44
Michael R. Enscoe, to erect two-story
and French roof house, 36x45, on Edwards
street.
E. Malley, two-story brick building 31x45
feet at ITO Temple street.
Patrick Malloy, two-story wooden building
1915 feet at AZ Webster street.
Mrs. Mary Farley, two-story brick house
21x40 on Winchester avenue near Sachem
street.
Thomas Cronan, two-story brick building
22xS8 on Allyn street.
Mapes Mansfield, twc-story. wooden build
ing 25x40 en- James street near Wolcott
RECENT REAL ESTATE SALES.
William H. Andrews to Charles W. Andrews 42
feet on west side of Brown street. with buildings
thereon.
Massena Clark to Eliza t. Laighton, so feet on
east side of Howard avenue
Horace P. Hoadley to Hannah King, 40 feet on
south side of Pierpont street.
George L. Austin to Abraham We'll, 80 feet on
west side of Stevens street, with all improvements
thereon
Monica L. Mccarthy to George B. Hanover, 10
feet east side Of Howard avenue, with buildings